Election 2026 live results: Dems take back Congress, El-Sayed wins Senate seat in Michigan

Shortly after 1 a.m. ET, Democratic Senate candidate for Alaska Mary Peltola took to the stage at her election night party to address her supporters, stopping short of declaring victory but saying that the race "feels so good."

ABC News has not projected the Alaska Senate race.

"Votes trend. They trend the way the early votes have come in. They trend, and we are trending. We have seen a trend ... It just feels so good to let go and be part of a wave," Peltola said.

Peltola also cautioned supporters that it would take "weeks" for all votes to be counted.

Peltola seemed to reference the controversy over the second Dan Sullivan on the ballot in the Senate race at two points.

"I'm looking out at this room of hundreds of people who are smart people and know exactly who they're voting for," she said.

-ABC News’ Quinn Scanlan

ABC News can project that Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed will win his senate election against his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers. 

He will make history as this country’s first ever Muslim Senator. He faced consistent Islamophobic attacks from top Republicans, including the president. 

El-Sayed consistently led in the polls, but faced a late challenge with Rep. Haley Steven's endorsement of Rogers on Sunday, but was able to rally the party around him in the closing days. His campaign focused on issues like Medicare for all and campaign finance reform. He distinguished himself in the primary with an aggressive stance against U.S. support for Israel. 

His victory will almost certainly be used by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party to argue their viability nationally and that they are the future of the party. He will join Sen. Elissa Slotkin in the Senate, giving them the interesting distinction of being two politicians who defeated the same candidate, Rogers, serving together. 

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan

GOP candidate Kurt Alme is projected to win a U.S. Senate seat representing Montana, defeating Seth Bodnar, an independent, and Democrat Alani Bankhead to replace retiring Republican Sen. Steve Daines.

ABC News can project that Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will win her gubernatorial election against her Republican opponent, Rep. John James, 54%-44% with 79% of the expected vote in.

Benson consistently led the polling in this race and was favored to win. She will replace term-limited Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Benson rose to national prominence for her role in defending Michigan’s elections in 2020 against the president’s debunked claims of fraud. She made that experience central to her campaign, pitching herself as a fighter that would stand up to Trump on policies like Tariffs and healthcare cuts.

This marks the third statewide election loss for James- he lost senate races in 2018 and 2020, to Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters, respectively.

-ABC News' Juhi Doshi